MUSIR confirmed he is yet another star on the upgrade by leading Australian stallion Redoute's Choice when pulling off the UAE 2,000 Guineas and Derby double at Meydan on Saturday.
The reasons to be on course at AAMI Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill on Easter Saturday and at David Jones AJC Australian Derby Day at Randwick on April 10th just became even more compelling with the announcement that punters who attend either meeting will have the chance to win a $50,000 share of a racehorse chosen by Racing Hall of Fame trainer Bart Cummings at this year’s Inglis Australian Easter Yearling sales.
Following on from the highly successful Inglis Premier sale at Oaklands Junction this month, Stallions Graeme Kelly, spoke to Inglis director Jonathan Darcy about the Inglis Easter sale and other matters.
Today’s Group 1 Rosehill Guineas win by Zabeel gelding Zabrasive was a timely reminder of the success New Zealand breeders have had with horses sold out of the Easter Sale.
The international reach of the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale reached into Dubai overnight, with Redoute’s Choice colt Musir taking the Group 2 UAE Derby (1900m).
Sirecam video's are now available online ahead of the much anticipated arrival of yearlings to Newmarket for the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale in Sydney from April 6-8.
MICHAEL TUBMAN'S fairytale filly Chance Bye had her final public gallop at Kembla Grange yesterday but rival trainer Gerald Ryan has decided to take a different route to the Golden Slipper with unbeaten colt Hinchinbrook.
Caulfield based trainer Tony Vasil had the Group I VRC Oaks runner-up, Valdemoro, nice and sharp for her second run this campaign at Moonee Valley on Friday night and she duly saluted.
Graduates of the Scone Select Yearling Sale took the spotlight on racing’s centre stage today, with a stakes treble for the sale highlighted by Small Minds leading home a quinella for Patinack Farm in the Group 1 Schweppes Oaks at Morphettville.
Inglis graduates took out the Group 1 double in Adelaide today, which followed tough mare Alverta’s earlier breakthrough Coolmore Classic win at Rosehill.
Today’s Melbourne March Thoroughbred Sale produced lively trade and strong competition on a high percentage of lots, as 278 horses sold for a gross just short of $1.6million.
Speaking at the PAC public hearings held in Scone, John Messara advocated against the Bickham Coal Mine proposal and called on the NSW Government to make an early decision on the matter.